Strategic FP&A & Workforce Planning Lead

Aristocrat; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Aristocrat is enhancing its workforce planning and financial forecasting capabilities. The Finance Manager FP&A will lead the core planning, budgeting, and analytics processes, ensuring accuracy and timely insights across business units and corporate functions.

You will drive data quality, develop standardised templates, and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver robust workforce plans and scenario modelling.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Finance, FP&A, workforce planning or similar analytical roles.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting, month-end reporting, or workforce planning in a complex organisation.
• Ability to handle large datasets and translate data into insights.

Responsibilities

• Direct workforce planning operations across business units and functions.
• Maintain headcount, labour costs, contractor engagement, and vacancy data with accuracy.
• Coordinate annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and monthly reporting cycles.
• Perform variance analysis on headcount and labour costs, hiring activity, attrition and vacancies.
• Collaborate with Finance and P&C teams to reconcile planning data with source systems and budgets.
• Lead by influence, guiding Senior Finance Analysts and ensuring timely delivery.

Skills

Forecasting

Budgeting

Financial modeling

Data reconciliation

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Aristocrat is enhancing its workforce planning and financial forecasting capabilities. The Finance Manager FP&A will lead the core planning, budgeting, and analytics processes, ensuring accuracy and timely insights across business units and corporate functions.

You will drive data quality, develop standardised templates, and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver robust workforce plans and scenario modelling.